Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | zondag 30 december 1951 |
Tijd: | 22:07 |
Type: | Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Transocean Air Lines |
Registratie: | N68963 |
Constructienummer: | 22485 |
Bouwjaar: | 1945 |
Aantal vlieguren: | 1937 |
Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-75 |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 2 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 2 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 4 / inzittenden: 4 |
Schade: | Afgeschreven |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | nabij Fairbanks, AK ( Verenigde Staten)
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Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
Soort vlucht: | Vracht |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Umiat Airport, AK (UMT/PAUM), Verenigde Staten |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI/PAFA), Verenigde Staten |
Vluchtnummer: | 501 |
Beschrijving:Approaching Fairbanks the crew reported having missed the radio range fix and stated that the ADF was inoperative. Last contact was 2 minutes later when they reported proceeding out on the west leg of range. The wreckage was found on January 3, 1952.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the pilot to follow procedures and utilize properly the radio facilities for approach and letdown at Fairbanks, with the result that the flight became lost."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | CAB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Accident number: | final report | Download report: | Final report
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Bronnen:
» CAB File No. 1-0116
Foto's
Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft
niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Umiat Airport, AK en Fairbanks International Airport, AK bedraagt 535 km (334 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.